Samuel Adams

Samuel Adams (27 September 1722-2 October 1803) was a Founding Father of the United States, President from 1775-1781, and the first Treasurer.

Biography
Adams was a Harvard University alumni, but was unable to get a job and worked in his family malthouse, converting grain to alcohol. After the French and Indian War he was elected to the Colony of Massachusetts legislature, and in 1770 he took part in the Sons of Liberty's resistance to the Intolerable Acts. He took part in the Boston Tea Party with William Molineaux and Stephane Chapheau that year and proceeded to hold the rank of President from 1775 to 1781. That year he retired from Congress and became the Secretary of the Treasury.